Counterboring head



Sept. 18, 1928.

W. E. PABST COUNTERBORING HEAD Fil ed May 7, 1925 a WP L WE m a w I W ATTORNEYSY Patented sp' 18. 81

PAT-E f OFFICE.

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, couii'riinnonme HEAD.

ap ucm 'n filed Kay 7, 1925. serial in. 28,588.

My invention relates to improvements in counter-bores and has particularreference to means for imparting to the cutting tool a.

radial movement during the rotation ofthe head.

s For the purpose of disclosing my invention I have illustrated oneembodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings in wh ch Fig. 1 isalongitudinal sectional view of a counter-boringhead embodying myinven-- tion'; j j I Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 ofFig.1; r

' Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.. I

' In the embodiment illustrated the head proper comprises a cylindricalblock formed in two sections 1 and 2. The section 1 is provided with atop 3 which has a portion 4 overlapping. the section 2 and provided withthe ta ered shank 5 for insertion in a chick hea or other similardriving tool. The upper portion of the head proper is reduced indiameter and carries a ring resting on an annular shoulder 7 and havingits inner face provided with an internal worm rack 8. This rack isadapted to mesh with 9 a worm gear 9 mounted in recesses 10 formed inthe adjacent faces of the sections 1' and 2 and provided with a rotatingshaft 11.

Mounted on the shaft 11, is a pinion 12 in turn adapted to mesh with agear 13 arranged in a recess in the adjacent aces 'of the sections 1 and2. This recess being enlarged as at 14 to permit'a transverse movementofv the gear 13 so that the gear may-be moved laterally to disengage thesame from the pinion 12, the gear 14 meshes with a rack 15 on the upperface of a tool carrier lfivwhich is transversely slidable in a- V shapedslot formed at the bottom of the head. Thisrack is made of suflicientwidth so that the gear 13 will remain in engagement with the teeththereof after it has been laterally moved out of engagement with thepinion 12 and for moving the gear 13 transversely, the shaft 17 thereofextends through the section 1 and is provided atits outer end with a keyslot 18 adapted to be engaged by a suitable key for manipulating thegear.

The two sections 1 and 2 are held in their assembledposition by a collar19 surrounding the upper portion of the same, which collar bears u onand maintains in position the ring 6 an in turn is held in position by aring 20'threaded upon theupper. portion of the section 1.

The tool holder 16 is adapted to receive rious types of tools, such as'22, which are he d insuitable sockets 23 or 24 by means of any'clampingmembers as set screws 25.

In operation, when 'itis desired to move orset the tool holderradiallythe gear'13.

is disen aged from the pinion 12 by pulling on its s aft 17. The gear isthus moved transversely and an end of'the' shaft willproject beyond thesurface of the head to be grasped by theoperator androtatedso as toquickly project the toolholder radially to any position desired; If. thetool holderhas been set by moving the gear 13 back into mesh with-theinion 12 it will be locked in this position, f it is' desired .to movethe tool holder -radially'durin'g the rotation of the head, the operatorsimply grasps the ring 6 holding the same stationary relatively to] therotation of the head and thus drives through the relative movementbetween'the worm gear 9 and the ring 6' the gear train to radially movethe tool holder. 90 I claim asmy invention: 1. In a device of thecharacter described, the combination with a split head,'of a toolcarrier. mounted on said head and trans. versely movable thereon, a geartrain mount- 3: ed between the'sections ofsaid head, one

.of the gears having operative connection with said tool carrier andhavin another of the gears extending to the periphery of said head, andan annular rack member surrounding said head in engagement with saidsecon mentioned gear, androtatably movable with respect to. said headfor driving said gear train whereby said tool carrier is transverselyadjusted in the head.

2. In a device .ofthe character described, the combination with a splithead,-of a tool carrier mounted on said head and trans versely movablethereon, a worm drive gear for driving said tool carrier transversely of0" thehead mounted between the sections of said head and extendingv tothe periphery carrier mounted on said head and transversely movablethereon, a worm ear mounted on said head between the sections thereofand extending to the periphery of the head, means for connecting anddisconnecting said worm gear with said tool carrier and an annular wormrack member sections and engaging said rack and movable transversely ofsaid tool carrier, a worm gear mounted on said head between saidsections, a pinion arranged to be meshed with'said first mentioned gearand driven by said worm gear and an annular worm rack mounted on saidhead engaging said worm gear and rotatably movable with respect to saidhead for the purpose of rotat-' ing said worm ear.

*In witness w ereof, I WILLIAM E. PABST have hereunto set my hand atAnderson,

Indiana, this 4 day of May, A. D. one thousand nine hundred andtwenty-five.

WILLIAM E. PABST.

